For those of you who have kids or want to have kids....this is scarey. > > > > > > > > Hi, My name is Lauren Archer, my son Kevin and I lived > > > > >> >in Sugarland, > > > > >> >TX. > > > > >> >On > > > > >> >October 2cd, 1994 I took my only son to McDonald's for > > > > >> >his 3rd > > > > >> >birthday. > > > > >> >After he finished lunch, I allowed him to play in the > > > > >> >ball pit. When he > > > > >> >started whining later on, I asked him what was wrong, > > > > >> >he pointed to the > > > > >> >back > > > > >> >of his pull-up and simply said "Mommy, it hurts." But > > > > >> >I couldn't find > > > > >> >anything wrong with him at that time. I bathed him > > > > >> >when we got home, > > > > >> >and > > > > >> >it > > > > >> >was at that point when I found a welt on his left > > > > >> >buttock. Upon > > > > >> >investigating, it seemed as if there was something > > > > >> >like a splinter > > > > >> >under > > > > >> >the > > > > >> >welt. I made an appointment to have it taken out the > > > > >> >next day, but soon > > > > >> >he > > > > >> >started vomiting and shaking, then his eyes rolled > > > > >> >back into his head. > > > > >> > >From > > > > >> >there, we went to the emergency room. He died later > > > > >> >that night. It > > > > >> >turned > > > > >> >out that the welt on his buttock was the tip of a > > > > >> >hypodermic needle > > > > >> >that > > > > >> >had > > > > >> >broken off inside. The autopsy revealed that Kevin had > > > > >> >died from > > > > >> >heroine > > > > >> >overdose. The next week, the police removed the balls > > > > >> >from the ball pit > > > > >> >and > > > > >> >lo and behold. There was rotten food, several > > > > >> >hypodermic needles: some > > > > >> >full; > > > > >> >some used; knives, half-eaten candy, diapers, feces, > > > > >> >and the stench of > > > > >> >urine. If a child is not safe in a child's play area > > > > >> >then where? You > > > > >> >can > > > > >> >find the article on Kevin Archer in the October 10, > > > > >> >1994 issue of the > > > > >> >Houston Chronicle. Please forward this to all loving > > > > >> >mothers and > > > > >> >fathers! > > > > >> >>